It seems like U.S healthcare is more concerned about profits than patients these days. Now is the time to learn more about the latest legal battles patients face with conditions from head to toe and how to be your own best healthcare advocate, so you receive the care you deserve.
Physicians have long used intravascular filters (IVC) to reduce the risk of blood clots which could travel to the lungs or heart. An IVC filter is an umbrella like metal mesh filter placed in the abdominal veins to capture any potentially deadly blood clots from…
The experts have weighed in on this question and the answer is “Yes” – both directly and indirectly. Long term stress has been shown to directly increase the level of cortisol in the body, which is positively associated with the build-up of plaque within arteries. …
The experts have weighed in on this question – a thirty (30) year study from 1985 to early 2002, with follow-up data led to release of this data in the spring of 2019. Associations of Processed Meat, Unprocessed Red Meat, Poultry, or Fish Intake With…
Young adults planning to attend their first year of university, which usually includes life in a residence hall, should consider asking their health care provider about the Meningitis vaccine. The CDC notes that this population of adults, living in close proximity, is as much as…
The Elephant sitting on the chest is the “classic” presentation of a heart attack (i.e., a myocardial infarction) that we are all familiar with. Approximately 1.5 million people experience a myocardial infarction/heart attack each year in the United States – but the symptoms can vary…
Placental abruption is present in around one percent (1%) of pregnancies and varies in terms of both type and severity. This condition, which involves the abnormal separation of the placenta from the uterine lining, can strike indiscriminately. https://www.health.com/condition/pregnancy/chrissy-teigen-placental-abruption Although this condition can result in catastrophic…
There are a few conditions during pregnancy that can result in severe blood loss in both Mom and to a newborn baby. Placenta previa is one such condition. This is an uncommon, but not rare condition, which has the potential to affect any family. https://www.eonline.com/news/133876/mira-sorvino-gives-birth-after-life-threatening-pregnancy …
There are a few conditions that can cause rapid maternal and fetal blood loss around the time of delivery. One such condition is: Vasa previa. This is a relatively uncommon, but potentially life threatening condition for both Mom and a newborn baby. https://www.merckmanuals.com/home/women-s-health-issues/complications-of-pregnancy/vasa-previa It occurs…
Michigan law prevents patient from pursuing clear case of medical malpractice after he discovered the mass in his abdomen was actually a surgical towel inadvertently left behind from a surgery 17 years earlier. According to the Michigan Court of Appeals unpublished opinion Lloyd Gatz v…
According to the Centers for Disease Control, more than twenty-five thousand (25,000) deaths occur each year from Atrial Fibrillation (“Afib”). Afib is a quivering or irregular heartbeat (arrhythmia), where the upper chambers of the heart (the atria) do not effectively move blood into the ventricles. …
